Newton Falls News

Sylvester Beecher didn't have a penny to his name when he arrived in Ohio in 1807, but he died a millionaire.

Chester Ray Arthur Thompson, 67, formerly of Niles, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Hospice of Dayton.

The second round of a housing program would open the door for more people wanting to buy rehabilitated homes in troubled neighborhoods in Mahoning River cities, something one community activist welcomes, but with a caveat.

A Trumbull County 911 dispatcher is accusing a Newton Falls city official of assaulting him after Tuesday night's special council meeting.

Crystal Goodrich, the Newton Falls woman accused of stabbing her 81-year-old grandmother, will stand trial.

The prosecutor in Newton Falls will decide if an assault charge should be filed against the city's law director.

A 29-year-old Leavittsburg woman is in the Trumbull County Jail on $1 million bond, accused by police of stabbing her grandmother.

NEWTON FALLS a ' A 29-year-old Leavittsburg woman has been taken into custody and charged with attempted aggravated murder for allegedly stabbing her 81-year-old grandmother at the grandmothera TMs Ridge Road apartment today.

WARREN a ' An aluminum can recycle drive has been planned from 8:30 a.m. to noon July 11 as a benefit for Douglas Coward, a Newton Falls burn survivor.

On June 15, 2009, God summoned home Dr. Joyce Ann Elmore Almonte Archer, 71, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Darren McNeil, center, of West Portsmouth watches a TV monitor in the back of the Mount Zion Worship and Fine Arts Center for a better view of the deployment ceremony involving his stepson, Pvt.

Michael and Margaret Bajnok dated for just three months before Michael popped the question.

Kandi Byrd always has been an active woman. She works out with aerobic exercises.

There is major sendoff under way for local servicemen and women going to Iraq. About 190 members from the Ohio Army National Guard's engineer company are getting ready to deploy to Iraq for a yearlong tour.

Jeff Hawkins was pretty frustrated when he made a call to Akron city officials. Hawkins, the water treatment plant superintendent for Newton Falls, had this pesky taste and odor issue, just like he read about in industry publications three years ago.

School districts across the valley are finding themselves struggling to stop their fiscal bleeding, as five-year forecasts released last month reflect significant losses.

Richard C. Russell Sr., 66, of Woodglen Ave., passed away peacefully Thursday, June 4, 2009, at Hospice House.

A home in Braceville was consumed by flames around 7am Thursday morning. The fire broke out in the kitchen of a 2-story house in the 700 block of Jewell North Road.

Animal Welfare League's special adoption rates for cats: - Spayed and neutered cats: $100 - All others: $50 - Adopt two cats for $75 Hours are Monday through Saturday 1 to 6 p.m. Call 330-394-4122 for more information Bill Summers is retired from working on his Fowler farm, but he has another job that was literally dumped on him: cat wrangling.

David DeChristofaro began his presentation Thursday on a proposed $15 license plate tax with a slide show of pictures showing delapidated bridges and crumbling roads from Brookfield to Mesopotamia.